Transcript Revolutions in Latin America: 19c

Aim: What were the causes of the South
American Revolutions?
Do Now: What would make you so angry
that you would be willing to kill?
European Empires: 1660s
16c-18c:
New Ideas Brewing in Europe
Causes of Latin American
Revolutions
1. Enlightenment Ideas  writings of John
Locke, Voltaire, & Jean Rousseau;
Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine.
2. Creole discontent at being left out of
government jobs and trade concessions.
3. Inspiration of American/French
Revolutions.
4. Preoccupation of Spain & Portugal in
fighting the Napoleonic Wars.
1. Enlightenment Ideas
1. Laws of nature [NATURAL LAWS]
govern natural science and human
society.
2. Give people rights  life, liberty,
property!
3. Make fair societies based on reason
possible.
4. Challenged the theory of “Divine
Right” monarchy.
Enlightenment
Thinkers
2. Creole Discontent
3. Inspiration of American &
French Revolutions
Declaration of the
Rights of Man & of the
Citizen, 1789
Declaration of
Independence, 1776
Latin American Revolutions!
Simón Bolivar:
The “Brains”
of the
Revolution
 Creole leader of
the revolutions in
Venezuela.
 Spent time in
Europe and the
newly-independent
United States.
Simón Bolivar Meets José de
San Martin
Bolivar coming
from the
North.
The “Muscle” of the
Revolution
José de St. Martín and
Bernard O’Higgins cross the
Andes Mountains.
Bolivar & San Martin Fight
for Independence!
Bolivar’s Accomplishment
Bolivar’s Failure
 After uniting Venezuela,
Columbia, & Ecuador into Gran
Columbia, he left to help free
the rest of Latin America.
 He died a year later, with his
goal of uniting all of South
America unfulfilled!
Aim: What were the causes of the South
American Revolutions?
Do Now:
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Simon BolivarDefine Serfs
Define Mother Country
Define Colony
According to the document, how does
Simon Bolivar describe the relationship
between Spain (Mother Country)
and The Colonies?